The song, God Knows sung by Hirano Aya, pumped up from the stereo as the tag team Mars & Mercury made their way to the stage. As the crowd was in a cheer as the main event of the evening was going to begin! Rei Tomizawa and HIkaru Ogawa made their way to the ring side as they stepped down the ramp walking side by side. After much debate, Hikaru managed to talk Rei out of cosplaying as Mars and Mercury from Sailor Moon. They both wore their regular ring attire. Rei with her red two piece outfit, her trademark black finger less gloves and her sleeves. Hikaru wearing her one piece wrestling outfit that she always wore.

Rei, with her flowing purple hair, being the hyperactive girl she was greeted the crowd by waving her arms and posing for the camera's. "Yeah that's right! The cosplay fighter's at AFW now!" She proclaimed winking to the crowd as she pointed skyward which was accompanied by a load "wooohhh!"

Hikaru slapped her forehead, shaking her head taking a much more modest ring entrance as opposed to Rei's flashy one. Realizing Rei was still greeting the crowd with high fives and interacting with her fans as she was currently 20 feet behind her after she was walking in her steady pace. Grabbing Rei's hand, Hikaru dragged her to the ring while she was still waving at the crowd. Hikaru and Rei took the far corner of the ring as Hikaru managed to suppress Rei to the corner. Rei slipped back behind the ropes just as Hikaru instructed as the violet haired girl pouted as she wanted to go first. Letting out a sigh, Hikaru turned to face the ring entrance awaiting their opponents for tonight. Rei seemed to calm down as well, as she caught on to the tension Hikaru was giving off. Hikaru silently went over the plan with Rei once more, as she nodded also getting serious. Megumi and Chigusa were not to be taken lightly especially if they fought together. However, they were happy to see their old friends again as it felt they haven't seen them in ages ever since they left to AFW. Although they weren't really that close but, it was still nice to see them again.

"I'm so pumped!" Rei said stretching out her arms.

"Just stick to the plan..." said the always prepared Hikaru with a soft sigh. Se produced a small smile, which faded as she heard the music of their opponents begin to resound within the arena.

"Here we go..." Rei said in a surprisingly serious tone as Hikaru nodded.

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It seemed strange to Chigusa and Megumi that their next opponents would be veterans from the old league who had just joined AFW. It was almost like a nostalgic blast from the past. While the two idols didn't know Hikaru Ogawa too well, never having faced her in a match beforehand, they did know Rei. The girl made a name for herself by being a serious cosplay enthusiast, to the point where many of her fans did not even know what her regular wrestling costume was. But it had been a long time since they've been in a ring together, it was quite possible that many things have changed.

They watched their opponents make quite an entrance as they got ready. Chigusa was looking at the screen, frowning a little bit while Megumi zipped up her schoolgirl uniform costume from behind. "So who is Rei cosplaying as today?" she asked, "I don't recognize the character."

Megumi looked up, then laughed and shook her head. "Silly, that's her regular ring attire," she replied, "Hold still while I do this button." She fumbled a little bit before getting the button into it's clasp. "There, all done."

Chigusa turned around, taking a deep breath. "It's kinda nice, isn't it? All the old familiar faces are coming to this league." She stretched her arms above her head, loosening up. "I mean, after the league ended, a lot of them went off to do their own things. But they're all slowly coming back. It's like we can't stop wrestling once we've started!"

Megumi was silent for a moment, looking up at the screen. Hikaru had just stopped Rei from pandering too much and dragged her into the ring. "You're probably right," she said absentmindedly. Chigusa wondered if Megumi even heard what she was saying, but before she could ask a stagehand came in and told them it was time to enter the ring.

As they walked out onto the stage, Megumi put her hand out onto Chigusa's shoulder, stopping her for a second. "Be careful," she said, "I know you've been through a tough time recently, but don't be reckless out there. Don't go hurting yourself."

Chigusa frowned again. "I think I can handle myself Megumi," Chigusa said, "If you're worried about me doing some dirty things, don't be. Hikaru and Rei are old friends." She turned and continued to walk towards the ramp. Megumi truly hoped Chigusa would be ok, following along after her.

They entered onto the ramp, waving to the crowd as their team [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWl7zA8A9wk:396l0ddx]song[/url:396l0ddx] played over the speakers. The two of them waved to the crowd, Chigusa posing mischeviously and playfully while Megumi took a more restrained approach. They had built up quite a bit of support in AFW, though in this crowd it seemed a lot of Hikaru and Rei's old fans turned out as well. That was good, since it made pleasing the crowd much easier for both sides. Chigusa bounded into the ring, jumping up and vaulting over the top ropes before landing on her toes, turning and giving a deep bow to the crowd. Megumi did the same a moment after, firing up the crowd a little bit more before the start of the match.

"Let's get this party started!" Chigusa yelled at the top of her lungs, the crowd answering with a loud cheer in kind. Megumi slipped out of the ring, letting her partner take on Hikaru. Chigusa bounced on her feet, getting her body warmed up and the blood flowing quickly. She knew Hikaru was a submissionist, heck both her opponents used submissions and joint locks to secure victories. She couldn't let herself get caught in them, which meant that she needed to move quickly.

"Alright Ogawa-san, are you ready?" Chigusa asked, stepping forward and extending her hand, "This is a big night! Let's give this crowd the best we've got!"

Hikaru smiled as she saw her two familiar faces from back in the old days, it was indeed nice to see them. Rei, on the other hand, was ecstatic to see the two as she climbed up to the top rope and began flailing her hands as if Megumi and Chigusa couldn't see her clearly enough.

"Hey! you guys! It's been a while!" Rei shouted as she nearly lost her balance, "W-woah!"

Hikaru sighed, it was too bad they would have to meet in a ring, she would have preferred their union to be somewhere more pleasant. On the other hand, there isn't anywhere more pleasant to be in than a ring for a pro-wrestler. Hikaru shook, her head, enough reminiscing, it was time to throw down! Now, Hikaru had a knack for being over prepared for not just anything but, everything and you can bet she's prepared for this match.

Hikaru smiles at Chigusa as she waves at her, "As ready as we can be."

Rei, after climbing down from the ropes, looked at Chigusa and Megumi. "Hey... you really think we can beat them with your plan?"

Rei's energetic antics made both Chigusa and Megumi smile, as they knew her well enough to tell that she was super excited. Hikaru was as reserved as ever. The girl showed emotion, but didn't have the same kind of energy that Rei had. Then again, that was why Rei was the idol. Chigusa was happy to see them as well, and more than happy to face off against them. These two girls weren't exactly the toughest contenders back in WA, but they were pretty strong. It would be interesting to see how they've grown.

"Glad to hear it," Chigusa said with a smile, "May the better team win." She extended her hand for a shake, before turning around and heading back into her corner to shake out the cramps and settle her nerves. She was always a little worried before the match, even when it was against friendly people.

She turned around as the bell rang with a ding. Normally Chigusa chose to charge out and overwhelm her opponent with speed and ferocity, but she didn't this time. Hikaru had a reputation for studying her opponents, perhaps this would throw her off her game a bit. Instead, Chigusa approached slowly, keeping on the defensive. If Hikaru didn't attack, Chigusa would slowly extend her hands, challenging her to a test of strength to start things off.

Seeing, Hikaru shook the girl's hand firmly as she smiled at her pleasently before giving her a glare. Normally, she would be too shy to give one to a complete stranger but, she felt comfortable enough with Chigusa.

"Let the best team win..." Hikaru replied, shaking her hand, repeating what she had just said.

"And don't worry we intend too" Rei said as cheerful as ever leaning over the top rope at their corner.

As soon as Chigusa left, Rei slapped Hikaru on the back before she left her corner. "Go get em' fearless leader!"

"Ahk!-" Hikaru's eyes widened as her pupils shrank feeling the sensation run up her spine as she rubbed her back. "thanks..." She wheezed before the bell rang making her way to the center of the ring.

Hikaru watched carefully as Chigusa had not run up as expected, she was quite puzzled by why she would offer a test of strength. Due to Chigusa's size it would be rather detrimental to start the match this way. Surely, she knew that Hikaru was most likely stronger than her. Hikaru didn't trust it at all something was sneaky and she wasn't one to take on opponent's directly rather determined to outsmart them. Hikaru leaned forward about to accept Chigusa's offer before pulling back and hitting Chigusa's thigh with a low kick playing it smart.

Chigusa could tell she confused Hikaru by offering this lockup, as shown by her hesitation. That was good. If she could get her off balance, it would be much easier to deal with her. Not to mention she had a few tricks up her sleeve as well.

As she leaned in to lock up though, Hikaru suddenly attacked her with a low kick to the back of her thigh. "Yow!" Chigusa yelped. She wasn't expecting that. Had Hikaru read her intentions that easily? Screw it, she thought, she had to go all out now before Hikaru had her in a bad position.

She quickly stepped in close, lowering her hands from protecting her face to a striking position. "Yah!" she yelled, throwing a series of fast punches into Hikaru's body to send her reeling back.

Hikaru winced as she covered up her face as she would protect her face, "ughh! oofh! Ngh.."

The battle philospher was forced to back away as the lightning quick Chigusa scored several good hits to her body. She groaned as she wasn't the most durable fighter as Chigusa's fists slammed into her ribs and her soft tender stomach. However, Hikaru refused to let her hands down as she would strike hard with her shin at the left inner thigh of Chigusa. Hikaru knew it wasn't wise to strike with Chigusa but, she needed to inflict as much damage on that leg as possible as she would back away considerably if and after she scored that kick.

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Chigusa's swiftness seemed to give her an edge as she scores multiple hits all over Hikaru's body. They weren't too strong, since Chigusa wasn't putting much force behind them, but they successfully drove her back and kept her off guard. Chigusa stepped in closer to land more hits, when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her leg. Hikaru landed another solid kick to the back of her thigh. Chigusa grunted, her leg shaking slightly.

Chigusa couldn't back down though, not when she was this close. "Take this!" she yelled as she suddenly dove forward, trying to catch Hikaru around the waist amd take her down onto the mat.

Hikaru gasped as she was taken harshly to the mat by Chigusa, "Ahhk!" The blue haired girl's frail body was damaged took a great damage. With one eye open, she kept telling herself, 'Mind over matter....mind over matter...counter attack, it's just a bit of pain!' Hikaru gave a little battle cry as she wrapped her legs around Chigusa's waist and wrapped her arms around the girl's shoulders. With their foreheads pressing against each other, she would squeeze the life out of her with all her might (not that the girl was much stronger than Chigusa). Panting and grunting in effort as she was face to face with her opponent.

"Uhhh- I-I Got you now... Chigusa...." Hiakru would say with a small smile trying to stop Chigusa from escaping from her clutches.

Chigusa tried to get up and pull away from Hikaru before the girl could capture her, but she was captured anyways as Hikaru recovered faster than Chigusa could react. The idol grunted when Hikaru's legs and arms wrapped around her and hugged her tight, forcing her close. Chigusa pushed at Hikaru, but the blue-haired girl had her pretty well trapped. She shouldn't have tried to engage in close quarters like she did.

Their faces were so close as to be almost touching. Chigusa could smell Hikaru's sweet breaths washing over her. Both girls grunted and panted as they struggled, Chigusa trying to break free and Hikaru keeping her in place.

"Y-you think you got me?" Chigusa said, "Think again!" With that, her hands reached down and touched Hikaru's sides, which were exposed thanks to the daring attire she wore. Chigusa pressed her fingers in, letting Hikaru know where she was feeling her, before gently rubbing back and forth to tickle her!